seattle

[Max B. Sawicky]

. . . At 5:15 p.m. (PST), the Seattle Police Department ("SPD") released a
huge
barrage of tear gas into a crowd of nonviolent protesters. The crowd had
taken over an intersection in the heart of the city which resulted in a
stalemate throughout most of the day.

      Teargas was dispersed intermittently during the day as the SPD stood
in
front of their armored vehicle. The crowd took no actions against the SPD. .
. .

This is how it begins.

My first year in college I was in a big history lecture course.
It was 1967.  Maybe 200 freshmen.  Two guys had long hair.
The ancient but feisty prof openly made fun of them, calling
them women etc.  One of them was a sort of beach boy type
and people left him alone.  The other was not.  We all called
him "The Flit."

Two years later, *everybody* was The Flit.

The chaotic diversity of this movement is perfect for the
mass production of radicals.  There are a hundred ways
into this struggle.  The question will be whether it frays
at the other end as well.

mbs